Comparison

Loom vs Zoom

On the evidence we track, Loom leads this comparison with a composite score of 79/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Loom79
Zoom64
Score
vioscaleAI score
Loom79 / 100medium · 55%
Zoom64 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Loom✓
Zoom✓
Model
Loomfree
Price level
Loomfree
Zoomlow
Starting price
Loom$18
Zoom–
Transparent
Loom✓
Zoom✗
Integrations
Count
Loom10
Zoom2
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Loom✓
Zoom✓
Gdpr
Loom✓
Zoom✓
Hipaa
Loom–
Zoom✓
Iso27001
Loom–
Zoom✓
Soc2
Loom–
Zoom✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Loom99.95
Zoom99.99
Status page
Loom✓
Zoom✓
Content
Faq

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for collaboration software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Modality
Messaging
Loom✓
Zoom✓
Video meetings
Loom-
Zoom✓
Whiteboard
Loom-
Zoom✓
Meetings
Screen sharing
Loom✓
Zoom✓
Recording / transcription
LoomRecording + AI notes
ZoomRecording + AI notes
Security
End-to-end encryption
Loom-
Zoom✓
SSO / SCIM
Loom✓
Zoom✓
Access
Guest / external access
Loom✓
Zoom✓
Compliance
Compliance controls
Loom✓
Zoom✓
Deployment
Hosting
LoomCloud only
ZoomCloud only
Scale
Max participants
Loom-
Zoom300-500+
Ecosystem
App marketplace
Loom-
Zoom✓
Public API / bot framework
Loom✓
Zoom✓
Commercial
Free tier
Loom✓
Zoom✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Loom

Leader

A desktop application for recording screen videos with speaker notes and mouse click highlighting.

Independently observed

Zoom

A comprehensive unified communications solution offering video conferencing, instant messaging, cloud-based phone service, webinars, and workplace collaboration features, deployable in cloud or on-premises environments.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Loom

Leader
from $18/seat/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $18/user/month. Free tier available. 14-day free trial for Business plan.

  • FreeFree
    • 25 videos per person
    • 5 minute screen recordings
    • Unlimited screenshots
    • Video quality up to 720p
    • Screen and camera recording
    • +5 more
  • Starter$18/user/month
    • Unlimited videos
    • Unlimited recording time
    • Upload and download videos
    • Transcriptions and closed captions
    • Custom recording dimensions
    • +8 more
  • Business$24/user/month with AI features
    • Unlimited videos
    • Unlimited recording time
    • Auto-video enhancement
    • Video-to-text automation
    • AI Workflows
    • +5 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Advanced security with SSO and SCIM
    • Salesforce integration (Beta)
    • 99.95% uptime SLA
    • EBA Compliance
    • Unlimited spaces with advanced admin controls
    • +6 more
as of verify ↗

Zoom

SubscriptionFree tier
  • School and Campus-
    • Meetings up to 300 participants for 30 hours
    • Team Chat with direct, channel, and group messaging
    • Unlimited whiteboards
    • Screen sharing with co-annotation
    • Breakout rooms and polling
    • +9 more
  • School and Campus Plus-
    • All School and Campus features plus:
    • Zoom Phone with unlimited internal calling
    • Metered outbound calling within US & Canada
    • 10GB cloud storage per user
    • LTI integration
    • +5 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Meetings up to 500+ participants
    • Webinars up to 500 attendees
    • Unlimited cloud storage
    • Zoom Phone with unlimited calling
    • Conference Room Connector
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Loom✓
Zoom✓
iOS
Loom✓
Zoom✓
Android
Loom✓
Zoom✓
macOS
Loom✓
Zoom✓
Windows
Loom✓
Zoom✓
Linux
Loom✗
Zoom✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Loom✓
Zoom✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Loom

Leader
16 total
  • Slack
  • Jira
  • Jira Service Desk
  • Confluence
  • GitHub
  • Gmail
  • Upwork
  • FigJam
  • Notion
  • Intercom
  • Zendesk
  • Dropbox
  • GitLab
  • Salesforce
  • WordPress
  • Google Workspace
Independently observed

Zoom

5 total
  • Skype for Business (Lync)
  • Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI)
  • Third-party applications via App Marketplace
  • Microsoft 365
  • Google
Independently observed
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Loom or Zoom: which one depends on you

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